km ) radius and 52 ##6 @ , @ 500 in a 65 @ - @ mile ( 105 km ) radius , of which 104 @ , @ 600 and 234 @ , @ 200 people respectively are in the labor force , feed the economy of the city . the area is served by two military facilities , naval air station meridian and key field , which provide over 4 @ , @ 000 jobs . nas meridian is home to the regional counter @ - @ drug training academy ( rc ##ta ) and the first local department of homeland security in the state . key field is named after brothers fred and al key , who set a world endurance flight record in 1935
km ) radius and 526 @, @ 500 in a 65 @ - @ mile ( 105 km ) radius, of which 104 @, @ 600 and 234 @, @ 200 people respectively are in the labor force, feed the economy of the city. the area is served by two military facilities, naval air station meridian and key field, which provide over 4 @, @ 000 jobs. nas meridian is home to the regional counter @ - @ drug training academy ( rcta ) and the first local department of homeland security in the state. key field is named after brothers fred and al key, who set a world endurance flight record in 1935